Tuckahoe / Discovery / North Arlington elementary redistricting in 2026

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Go to bed, crazy ladies.

Hmm sexist much? Must be nice to not have to worry about your kid’s education. Always assuming someone else will take care of it so you don’t have to worry your precious little head with anything other than video games or sports ball.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Question for us is where do you push my Tuckhaoe kids? In rezoning MS, APS seems very proud of themselves at gaining alignment and that all of Tuckahoe will go to Williamsburg.

The only option would be Cardinal or Discovery.

I would think either Cardinal or you stay at Tuckahoe and get a lot of trailers.

Tuckahoe is already maxed out on trailers. No additional room. At one time there were trailers in the back of the school but it was then determined those were unsafe. Something about ground water levels.

This is correct. Tuckahoe doesn’t have to worry about more trailers. They already have the ones they would use. Either does Discovery which can’t take trailers. So, this “your kids will be in dozens of trailers” scare tactic from Nottingham is silly. There are facilities reports that outline who can and can’t take more trailers.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Question for us is where do you push my Tuckhaoe kids? In rezoning MS, APS seems very proud of themselves at gaining alignment and that all of Tuckahoe will go to Williamsburg.

The only option would be Cardinal or Discovery.

I would think either Cardinal or you stay at Tuckahoe and get a lot of trailers.

Tuckahoe is already maxed out on trailers. No additional room. At one time there were trailers in the back of the school but it was then determined those were unsafe. Something about ground water levels.

This is correct. Tuckahoe doesn’t have to worry about more trailers. They already have the ones they would use. Either does Discovery which can’t take trailers. So, this “your kids will be in dozens of trailers” scare tactic from Nottingham is silly. There are facilities reports that outline who can and can’t take more trailers.

Right, the current Tuckahoe and Discovery kids won’t have to worry about more trailers because a lot of them will be redistricted out of their current schools (to Taylor? Cardinal?) to make room for incoming Nottingham kids.

[Anonymous]

Why is no one mentioning Jamestown in any of this? They have a lot of capacity. Some kids will get pushed there (and should get pushed there).

[Anonymous]

I don’t think the Discovery and Tuckahoe families seem to get quite as worked up about being redistricted as the Nottingham crew. More bus riders I guess. Or maybe they haven’t lost all perspective. 😀

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think the Discovery and Tuckahoe families seem to get quite as worked up about being redistricted as the Nottingham crew. More bus riders I guess. Or maybe they haven’t lost all perspective. 😀

I think they’re in denial. I know, it’s easy to tune out when you think your school is safe. No one can keep up with everything APS throws at us year after year, it’s just too exhausting.

If I was an extended day parent I’d be very afraid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Question for us is where do you push my Tuckhaoe kids? In rezoning MS, APS seems very proud of themselves at gaining alignment and that all of Tuckahoe will go to Williamsburg.

The only option would be Cardinal or Discovery.

I would think either Cardinal or you stay at Tuckahoe and get a lot of trailers.

Tuckahoe is already maxed out on trailers. No additional room. At one time there were trailers in the back of the school but it was then determined those were unsafe. Something about ground water levels.

They are maxed out on trailers now? Then what do they think about the plan to close Nottingham and send them even more kids? Or are they even aware?

[Anonymous]

All of these schools are the same. It doesn’t matter which one you go to.

[Anonymous]

The alarmists here don’t seem to understand how it works. If they can’t put more trailers they can’t add more kids. They will redistrict. But for kids at Tuckahoe that likely means Cardinal and many of those families would be Cardinal walkers anyway. For Discovery it might mean bus to Jamestown. This just isn’t a big deal for anyone except the Nottingham parents who are convinced it will kill all pedestrians on Little Falls!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Question for us is where do you push my Tuckhaoe kids? In rezoning MS, APS seems very proud of themselves at gaining alignment and that all of Tuckahoe will go to Williamsburg.

The only option would be Cardinal or Discovery.

I would think either Cardinal or you stay at Tuckahoe and get a lot of trailers.

Tuckahoe is already maxed out on trailers. No additional room. At one time there were trailers in the back of the school but it was then determined those were unsafe. Something about ground water levels.

They are maxed out on trailers now? Then what do they think about the plan to close Nottingham and send them even more kids? Or are they even aware?

There are 2 trailers on the property that aren't used as classrooms. Basically extended day storage. I guess those could be dusted off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The alarmists here don’t seem to understand how it works. If they can’t put more trailers they can’t add more kids. They will redistrict. But for kids at Tuckahoe that likely means Cardinal and many of those families would be Cardinal walkers anyway. For Discovery it might mean bus to Jamestown. This just isn’t a big deal for anyone except the Nottingham parents who are convinced it will kill all pedestrians on Little Falls!

Cardinal is pretty full already and with that giant development going in where the Reeves farmhouse used to be, will be very full. I think they'll leave Cardinal out of all this.

I think they'll push all these kids north of Langston to the various schools (where yes there is enough room) and leave the Tuckahoe kids south of langston busing to Tuckahoe. But who knows.

[Anonymous]

Here is the math folks. All enrollment is June 2023 including PK.

Capacity numbers pulled from this doc:
https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Capacity-Utilization-2021-to-2023-for-posting-online.pdf

Jamestown capacity: 597
enrollment: 479

Tuckahoe capacity: 545
enrollment: 454

Discovery capacity: 630
enrollment: 527

Taylor capacity: 659
enrollment: 532

Under-utilized seats: 439
Nottingham enrollment: 402

And they haven't had to touch Cardinal, which is already at 708 with 732 capacity and can't take any trailers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here is the math folks. All enrollment is June 2023 including PK.

Capacity numbers pulled from this doc:
https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Capacity-Utilization-2021-to-2023-for-posting-online.pdf

Jamestown capacity: 597
enrollment: 479

Tuckahoe capacity: 545
enrollment: 454

Discovery capacity: 630
enrollment: 527

Taylor capacity: 659
enrollment: 532

Under-utilized seats: 439
Nottingham enrollment: 402

And they haven't had to touch Cardinal, which is already at 708 with 732 capacity and can't take any trailers.

You aren't going to believe APS data, are you?!
The naysayers here will remind you that these are today's numbers and by 2026 all the schools, including NES will surely be at or above capacity.

[Anonymous]

It's almost as if they didn't do this they are doing a really bad job of managing taxpayer resources. Because leaving 400+ seats empty when there aren't any signs they're filling back up again anytime soon would be bad management.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here is the math folks. All enrollment is June 2023 including PK.

Capacity numbers pulled from this doc:
https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Capacity-Utilization-2021-to-2023-for-posting-online.pdf

Jamestown capacity: 597
enrollment: 479

Tuckahoe capacity: 545
enrollment: 454

Discovery capacity: 630
enrollment: 527

Taylor capacity: 659
enrollment: 532

Under-utilized seats: 439
Nottingham enrollment: 402

And they haven't had to touch Cardinal, which is already at 708 with 732 capacity and can't take any trailers.

You aren't going to believe APS data, are you?!
The naysayers here will remind you that these are today's numbers and by 2026 all the schools, including NES will surely be at or above capacity.

I know you're being snarky. Hard to argue with capacity and number of students they counted at a past point in time. I'm sure people will find a way.